Anthony Gregg Takes Down $4,830,619

Published on June 30th, 2013 2:16 am EST

Anthony Gregg navigated his way through an incredibly tough 166 player field to take down the $111,111 One Drop High Rollers event on Saturday afternoon. With his victory, Gregg walked away with his first ever World Series of Poker bracelet and $4,830,619 in prize money.

The final hand of the tournament came when Gregg and runner-up Chris Klodnicki elected to get their chips into the middle after a flop of 4d-3c-9h. Prior to the hand, Gregg had about a 4-1 chip lead over Klodnicki.

After Klodnicki committed the last of his stack and Gregg called, the two players turned over:

Gregg - 9d-2h
Klodnicki - 7s-5d

The board ran out 5h-3s, giving Gregg the victory with his pair of Nines.

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One of the biggest stories heading into the final day of play was whether or not Antonio Esfandiari would be able to win a ONE DROP tournament for the second straight year. Unfortunately for the "Magician", it wasn't meant to be, as he was eventually eliminated by Klodnicki in 4th place for $1,433,438. With his latest score, Esfandiari now has over $25.5 million in total lifetime tournament cashes.

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Here is how the final table of the $111,111 High Rollers tournament ended up finishing out:

1. Anthony Gregg, $4,830,619
2. Chris Klodnicki, $2,985,495
3. Bill Perkins, $1,965,163
4. Antonio Esfandiari, $1,433,438
5. Richard Fullerton, $1,066,491
6. Martin Jacobson, $807,427
7. Brandon Steven, $621,180
8. Nick Schulman, $485,029

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Filed Under: The World Series of Poker